Port Chicago Explosion and More
Naval Weapons Station Concord is noteworthy as the site of WWII’s worst stateside disaster—the Port Chicago Explosion—and for much more. Presentation by Concord author, John Keibel, Behind the Barbed Wire: History of Naval Weapons Station Concord. (www.BehindTheBarbedWire.com)
This presentation is being presented at Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond, CA. Not only will you be taking in an informative presentation, but you will find yourself in a Visitor Center rich with the history of America's WWII home front effort and at a scenic location alongside San Francisco Bay. Bring a lunch, go through the National Park Service Visitor Center and then settle in for this presentation--all for free.
